Empty Stocking seeks donations

ROCKFORD — With distribution Saturday approaching for The Register Star’s Empty Stocking Club, donations are lagging about $14,000 away from the goal of $60,000.

Toy distribution is scheduled from 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday at Rockford Rescue Mission Hope Place, 715 W. State St., for children who already have been registered. But donations to the Empty Stocking Club will be accepted until the end of December.

Last year, skateboards, board games, dolls and other toys were distributed to 4,767 children. Every child receives a toy and mittens or gloves to ward off the cold winter weather.